Brownback tests GOP gubernatorial path in Kansas
Sam Brownback resigns as state agriculture secretary effective July 30 and says he will travel Kansas to gauge support for a run for governor. He plans to join a Topeka law firm and may author a revised agricultural law book while evaluating voter interest. Other Republicans in the race include Bill Graves Fred Kerr Lenexa Mayor Rich Becker Gene Bicknell and Nestor Weigand. Democrats Joan Wagnon and Marvin Barkis have announced challenges to Gov. Joan Finney.
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Unwed mothers double in number in U S study
A Census Bureau study shows a sharp rise in out of wedlock births across social classes and races. The share of never married mothers with college or professional backgrounds who have children outside marriage increased, while overall unwed motherhood rose among blacks whites and Hispanics.
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Threatened farmland focus along 12 metropolitan fronts
The American Farmland Trust warns that prime agricultural land near 12 metros faces rapid loss due to population growth. In California's Central Valley, South Florida, coastal California, and the Mid Atlantic plus eight others, farmland declined notably from 1978 to 1987 while regional agricultural sales and fruit and vegetable output remain high.
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